A semiconductor integrated circuit device and a contactless electronic device are provided with a power supply circuit producing a stable smooth voltage with high efficiency for stable operation of an inner circuit. An ac voltage is applied to first and second input terminals and a rectification transistor having drain (or collector) connected to second input terminal and gate (or base) and drain (or collector) connected to each other through resistor supplies a rectified current between the first and second input terminals. The first voltage detection means produces control voltage so that the rectified voltage obtained on the source (or emitter) side of the first rectification transistor is equal to the predetermined reference voltage. The first voltage controlled current source can produce current in accordance with the control voltage and supply the current to the first resistor means. Such power supply circuit is mounted in the contactless electronic device.
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5. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:
first and second input terminals applied with an ac voltage; a first rectification transistor for conducting a rectified current between said first and second input terminals, said rectification transistor having a drain (or collector) terminal connected to said second input terminals and gate (or base) and drain (or collector) terminals connected to each other through a first resistor; a first voltage controlled current source for producing a control current in accordance with a control voltage to supply said control current to said first resistor; and first voltage detection means for producing said control voltage so that a rectified current obtained on the source (or emitted) terminal side of said first rectification transistor is equal to a predetermined reference voltage.
1. A contactless electronic device comprising:
an antenna for receiving a signal and electric power; a power supply circuit for producing an internal voltage from the electric power received by said antenna; an inner circuit operated by said internal voltage produced by said power supply circuit to make processing of the signal received by said antenna and preservation of data; and a communication circuit operated by said internal voltage produced by said power supply circuit to make reception and transmission of a signal through said antenna; said power supply circuit including: first and second input terminals applied with an ac voltage produced by said antenna; a first rectification transistor having a drain (or collector) terminal connected to said second input terminal and gate (or base) and drain (or collector) connected through first resistor means and for supplying a rectified current between said first and second input terminals; a first voltage controlled current source for producing a current in accordance with a control voltage to supply said current to said first resistor means; and first voltage detection means for producing said control voltage so that a rectified voltage obtained on the side of said source (or emitter) terminal of said first rectification transistor is equal to a predetermined reference voltage.
2. A contactless electronic device according to
a first unidirectional element connected between said first input terminal and a first output terminal for producing a rectified voltage to supply a current corresponding to said rectified current therebetween; and wherein said first rectification transistor is constituted by a first rectification MOSFET; said voltage detection means is constituted by an operational amplifier circuit supplied with a divided voltage of said rectified voltage and a reference voltage; said first voltage controlled current source being constituted by a first MOSFET having a gate terminal supplied with said control voltage and a second MOSFET connected between one end of a source-drain terminal of said first MOSFET and a gate terminal of said first rectification MOSFET to flow a current in a direction corresponding to said rectified current.
3. A contactless electronic device according to
said power supply circuit further comprising: a second unidirectional element connected between said second input terminal and said first output terminal for producing a rectified voltage to flow a current corresponding to said rectified current; a second rectification transistor having a drain (or collector) terminal connected to said first input terminal and gate (or base) and drain (or collector) terminals connected through second resistor means to supply said rectified current between said first and second input terminal; a second voltage controlled current source for producing a current in accordance with said control voltage to supply said current to said second resistor means; and second voltage detection means for producing said control voltage so that a rectified voltage obtained on the side of a source (or emitter) of said second rectification transistor is equal to a predetermined reference voltage.
4. A contactless electronic device according to
a thin plastic card on which said antenna, said power supply circuit, said inner circuit and said communication circuit are mounted are mounted.
6. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
said first and second input terminals are externally connected to an antenna for producing the ac voltage.
7. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
a first unidirectional element for supplying a current corresponding to said rectified current, said unidirectional element being connected between said first input terminal and a first output terminal for delivering a rectified voltage; and wherein said first voltage controlled current source is connected between said first output terminal and said gate (or base) terminal of said first rectification transistor; and said source (or emitter) terminal of said first rectification transistor is connected to a second output terminal for delivering the rectified voltage.
8. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
said first rectification transistor is comprised of a first rectification MOSFET; said voltage detection means is comprised of an operational amplifier circuit supplied with a divided of said rectified voltage and a reference voltage; and said first voltage controlled current source includes a first MOSFET having a gate terminal supplied with said control voltage and a second MOSFET connected between one end of a source-drain path terminal of said first MOSFET and a gate terminal of said first rectification MOSFET to cause a current to flow in a direction corresponding to said rectified current.
9. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
said second MOSFET has gate and drain terminals connected to each other to form a diode.
10. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
said second MOSFET is formed of the same conductivity type as said first rectification MOSFET and said first MOSFET and a gate terminal of said second MOSFET is connected to said second input terminal.
11. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
said first undirectional element is comprised of a third MOSFET having gate and drain terminals conneted to each other to form a diode.
12. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
said first unidirectional element is comprised of a third MOSFET and said third MOSFET is formed of the same conductivity type as said first rectification MOSFET and said first and second MOSFETs, a gate terminal of said third MOSFET being connected to said second input terminal.
13. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
a second unidirectional element for supplying a current corresponding to said rectified current, said second unidirectional element being connected between said second input terminal and said first output terminal for delivering a rectified voltage; a second rectification transistor for conducting a rectified current between said first and second input terminals, said second rectification transistor having a drain (or collector) terminal connected to said first input terminal and gate (or base) and drain (or collector) terminals connected to each other through a second resistor; a second voltage controlled current source for producing a second control current in accordance with said control voltage to supply said second control current to said second resistor; and second voltage detection means for for producing said second control voltage so that a rectified voltage obtained on the source (or emitter) terminal side of said second rectification transistor is equal to a predetermined reference voltage.
14. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
said first and second rectification transistors are comprised of first and second rectification MOSFETs; and said voltage detection means is comprised of an operational amplifier circuit supplied with a divided voltage of said rectified voltage and a reference voltage; =p1 said first and second voltage controlled current sources being comprised of first and fourth MOSFETs each having a gate terminal supplied with said control voltage and second and fifth MOSFETs each connected between one end of a source-drain path of the associated one of said first and fourth MOSFETs and a gate terminal of the associated one of said first and second rectification MOSFETs to cause a current to flow in a directional corresponding to said rectified current.
15. A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to
said first and second unidirectional elements are comprised of third and sixth MOSFETs, respectively; and said third and sixth MOSFETs are formed of the same conductivity type as said MOSFETs; a gate of said third MOSFET being conected to said second input terminal, and a gate of said sixth MOSFET being connected to said first input terminal.
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The present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a contactless electronic device and more particularly to a technique utilized effectively in a stable power supply circuit of a contactless IC card and semiconductor integrated circuit devices mounted on the contactless IC card.
In recent years, a so-called IC card on which semiconductor integrated circuit devices are mounted has come into wide use. The IC card attains exchange of information between a reader/writer and the semiconductor integrated circuit devices and realizes various functions equal to those performed by a magnetic card at present. In a contactless IC card having no external electrode through which a signal and a voltage are supplied to the IC card, an antenna mounted in the IC card receives electromagnetic wave supplied from the reader/writer and a voltage generated across the antenna is rectified to produce an internal voltage required for operation of an inner circuit including semiconductor integrated circuit devices mounted on the IC card. In this case, when excessive electric power is supplied to the inner circuit from the reader/writer so that a power supply voltage higher than a breakdown voltage of the devices constituting the inner circuit is supplied to the inner circuit, the devices are broken. In order to prevent such breakdown, it is necessary to monitor a power supply voltage level and control to prevent a power supply voltage higher than the breakdown voltage from being supplied to the inner circuit.
The inventors of the present invention have studied a power supply circuit as shown in
The following circuit is provided in order to stabilize an internal voltage. A source terminal of a P-channel MOSFET (hereinafter referred to as PMOS transistor) M01 is connected to an output terminal OUT2 and a drain terminal thereof is connected to the junction N04. Resistors R01 and R02 constituting a voltage divider is connected in series to each other between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2. A divided voltage generated at a junction N01 of the resistors R01 and R02 is supplied to an inverting input (-) of a voltage comparator circuit (operational amplifier circuit) A01. A reference voltage VREF is supplied to a non-inverting input (+) of the voltage comparator circuit A01 and a comparison output voltage of the comparator circuit is applied to a gate of the PMOS transistor M01.
In the power supply circuit shown in
where VIN is an amplitude of an input voltage applied between the input terminals IN1 and IN2, VF1 a forward voltage of the diode D01, and VF2 a forward voltage of the diode D02.
Thus, when the input voltage VIN is increased, the voltage difference V12 is also increased. Accordingly, when power supply terminals of the inner circuit are connected to the output terminal OUT1 and the junction N04 so that the voltage difference V12 is directly supplied thereto as a power supply voltage, the voltage difference V12 sometimes exceeds a breakdown voltage of the devices constituting the inner circuit to thereby break the devices. In order to prevent an excessive voltage exceeding the breakdown voltage from being applied to the devices constituting the inner circuit, there is provided a voltage control circuit including the PMOS transistor M01 and the voltage comparator circuit A01.
In the voltage comparator circuit, when a voltage divided by the resistors R01 and R02 connected between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 is higher than the reference voltage VREF (the absolute value of the divided voltage is lower than the absolute value of the reference voltage), the output voltage of the voltage comparator circuit A01 is reduced, so that the voltage produced by the half-wave rectifier circuit, that is, the voltage across the condenser C01 is reduced by a voltage (threshold voltage) between the gate and the source of the PMOS transistor to be outputted. On the contrary, when the divided voltage is lower than the reference voltage VREF (the absolute value of the divided voltage is higher than the absolute value of the reference voltage), the output voltage of the voltage comparator circuit A01 is higher than the voltage at the input terminal IN2, so that the gate voltage of the PMOS transistor M01 is limited to a fixed voltage. Accordingly, the power supply voltage of the inner circuit supplied through the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 is limited to a fixed voltage so as to make the divided voltage equal to the reference voltage VREF. Thus, the output voltage VOUT obtained from the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 is stabilized to satisfy the equation (2).
In the above circuit operation, by adjusting a resistance ratio of the resistors R01 and R02, the power supply voltage which does not exceed the breakdown voltage of the devices in the inner circuit can be supplied to the inner circuit. However, this operation is attained when the following equation (3) is satisfied among the voltage difference V12, the output voltage VOUT and the voltage Vgs1 between the gate and the source of the PMOS transistor M01.
When the input voltage VIN which does not satisfy the equation (3) is inputted, the output voltage is as shown by the following equation (4) and is dependent on the input voltage.
Accordingly, when a sufficiently large input voltage VIN is not supplied, a ratio of the voltage Vgs1 between the gate and the source to the voltage difference V12 is increased, so that a sufficiently large output voltage VOUT cannot be obtained. The MOS transistor M01 is necessarily required to have a higher breakdown voltage since a relatively larger voltage is applied in accordance with the input voltage VIN, and the threshold voltage Vgs1 of the MOS transistor M01 is higher than that of MOSFETs in the inner circuit since a relatively larger current supplied to the inner circuit flows through the MOS transistor M01. For example, the threshold voltage of the MOS transistors in the inner circuit can be reduced to about 0.6 volts by the miniaturization of the devices, while the threshold voltage of the MOS transistor M0 is required to consider about 1.5 volts.
As described above, when a voltage loss of the voltage control circuit is increased, a minimum input voltage for normally operating the inner circuit is increased, so that, for example, in the contactless IC card, deterioration of characteristics thereof such as reduction of a communication distance occurs. It is necessary to reduce a voltage loss in the power supply circuit as small as possible so as to prevent such characteristic deterioration. However, in a conventional series regulator in which means for stabilizing the power supply voltage is connected to an output side of means for rectifying and smoothing a received electromagnetic wave, since a voltage loss in means for stabilizing the power supply voltage is large in the state that electric power supplied to the IC card is small, it is necessary to increase the input voltage VIN for obtaining a lower limit operation voltage required for operation of the inner circuit, so that the communication distance is not extended.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a contactless electronic device having the power supply circuit realizing production of a smoothed voltage stabilized with high efficiency and stable operation of the inner circuit. It is another object of the present invention to provide a contactless electronic device capable of lengthening a communication distance. The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the invention and the accompanying drawings.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, an AC voltage is applied to first and second input terminals and a rectified current is supplied between the first and second input terminals by means of a rectifying transistor having a drain (or collector) connected to the second input terminal and a gate (or base) and a drain (or collector) connected through resistor means. A control voltage is produced by first voltage detection means so that a rectified voltage produced on the side of the source (or emitter) of the first rectifying transistor is equal to a predetermined reference voltage. A first voltage controlled current source produces a current in accordance with such a control voltage and supplies the current to the first resistor means.
According to another aspect of the present invention, in a contactless electronic device including a power supply circuit for producing an internal voltage from electric power received by an antenna for receiving signals and electric power, an inner circuit which operates by the internal voltage, and a communication circuit which operates by the internal voltage and receives and transmits signals through the antenna, the power supply circuit supplies an AC voltage produced by the antenna to first and second input terminals and supplies a rectified current between the first and second input terminals by means of a rectifying transistor having a drain (or collector) connected ot the second input terminal and a gate (or base) and a drain (or collector) connected through resistor means. A control voltage is produced by first voltage detection means so that a rectified voltage produced on the side of the source (or emitter) of the first rectifying transistor is equal to a predetermined reference voltage and a first voltage controlled current source produces a current in accordance with such a control voltage and supplies the current to the first resistor means.
In
A smoothing condenser C1 is connected between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 and a voltage detection circuit G11 for detecting a smoothed output voltage VOUT between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 to produce a detection voltage in accordance with change of the output voltage VOUT is connected between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2. An output terminal of the voltage detection circuit G11 is connected to a junction N13. The junction N13 is connected to a control input terminal of a voltage controlled current source G12. Accordingly, the voltage controlled current source G12 is operated to change a current in accordance with the detection voltage produced by the voltage detection circuit G11. The voltage controlled current source G12 is connected between the output terminal OUT1 and the junction N15.
The voltage detection circuit G11 connected between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 detects a voltage difference between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2, that is, detects that the output voltage VOUT is higher than a desired voltage in the absolute value thereof. The voltage detection circuit G11 supplies a voltage detection signal thereof through the junction N13 to the voltage controlled current source G12. The voltage controlled current source G12 produces a current in accordance with the voltage detection signal and supplies the current from the output terminal OUT1 through the junction N13 to the resistor R13.
A potential difference or voltage difference VD at the junction N15 to the input terminal IN2 is produced across the resistor R13 by the current supplied from the voltage controlled current source G12. Consequently, the voltage at the output terminal OUT2 is higher than that at the input terminal IN2 by a sum of the voltage Vgs2 between the gate and the source of the PMOS transistor M11 and the voltage VD (=VD+Vgs2). In other words, the voltage at the output terminal OUT2 is controlled to a voltage smaller in the absolute value than the voltage at the junction N15, that is, the gate voltage at the PMOS transistor M12 by the voltage (threshold voltage) Vgs2 between the gate and the source of the PMOS transistor M12 on condition that the potential at the output terminal OUT1 is set to a reference potential.
The voltage VD is controlled in accordance with the output voltage of the voltage detection circuit G11 and accordingly when an excessive input voltage is applied between the input terminals IN1 and IN2, the voltage VD is increased so that a negative feedback is effected to reduce the output voltage VOUT. When the input voltage is reduced, the current flowing through the resistor R13 becomes smaller so that the voltage VD is controlled to be reduced and the negative feedback is effected to increase the output voltage VOUT.
In the embodiment, when the input voltage applied between the input terminals IN1 and IN2 is so small that the desired output voltage OUT cannot be produced, the voltage detection circuit G11 produces a control voltage by which the voltage controlled current source G12 cannot produce a current. Accordingly, no current flows through the resistor R13. In this state, the gate (junction N15) and the drain (input terminal IN2) of the PMOS transistor M12 are set to the same potential through the resistor R13 and accordingly the potential difference at the output terminal OUT2 to the input terminal IN2 or the voltage difference between the output terminal OUT2 and the input terminal IN2 is only the voltage Vgs2 between the gate and the source. Accordingly, a voltage loss can be reduced by a forward voltage drop of the rectifying diode D02 as compared with the power supply circuit of
As viewed from another angle, in the embodiment, the single PMOS transistor M12 has the rectification function and the voltage regulating or stabilizing function. In other words, by constituting a diode of a rectifier circuit by the PMOS transistor M12, the number of circuit elements can be reduced and by controlling the voltage between the gate and the drain of the PMOS transistor M12 in accordance with the output voltage VOUT, when excessive input electric power is supplied, a limitation is effected so that an excessive voltage is not applied to the inner circuit and when small input electric power is supplied, a voltage loss in elements to be controlled can be suppressed.
The diode D11, the voltage controlled current source G12, the voltage detection circuit G11, the PMOS transistor M12 and the resistor R13 are the same as those of the embodiment of FIG. 1. On the contrary, a diode D11, a voltage controlled current source G13, a PMOS transistor M13 and a resistor R14 are added so as to perform a rectifying operation even when an AC signal applied between the input terminals IN1 and IN2 has a negative polarity, that is, when a potential at the input terminal IN2 is higher than that at the input terminal IN1.
An anode terminal of the added diode D13 is connected to the input terminal IN2 and a cathode terminal of the diode D13 is connected to the output terminal OUT1. A source terminal of the PMOS transistor M13 is connected to the output terminal OUT2 and a drain terminal thereof is connected to the input terminal IN1. A gate terminal of the PMOS transistor M13 is connected to a junction N16 and the resistor R14 is connected between the junction N16 and the input terminal IN1. The voltage controlled current source G13 is connected between the output terminal OUT1 and the junction N16. The output terminal of the voltage detection circuit G11 is connected to the input terminals (junction N13) of the voltage controlled current sources G12 and G13 in common so that the voltage controlled current sources G12 and G13 are controlled by the voltage detection signal.
In the embodiment of
In the embodiment of
The voltage detection circuit G11 of
The voltage controlled current source G12 of
In the embodiment, the output voltage VOUT corresponding to a potential difference between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 is divided by the resistors R11 and R12 connected between the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 so that the potential difference VR at the output terminal OUT1 to the junction N11 is produced across the resistor R11. The potential difference VR produced by such voltage division is compared with the reference voltage VREF at the output terminal OUT1 to the output terminal OUT2 by the operational amplifier circuit A11 and when the voltage VR is higher than the reference voltage VREF in the absolute value, that is, when the potential at the non-inverting input (+) of the operational amplifier circuit A11 is lower than that at the inverting input (-) thereof, the output voltage of the operational amplifier circuit A11 is lower than the potential at the source of the PMOS transistor M11 by the threshold voltage or more, so that the PMOS transistor M11 produces a current corresponding to the output voltage.
The PMOS transistor M11 acts as a voltage controlled current source to produce the current corresponding to the output voltage of the operational amplifier circuit A11 and supplies the current to the resistor R13. A voltage drop is produced across the resistor R13 by the current and the potential at the junction N15 is made higher than that at the input terminal IN2 by the voltage drop VD. Accordingly, the voltage at the output terminal OUT2 is limited to a voltage higher than the voltage at the junction N15 by the voltage (threshold voltage) Vgs2 between the gate and the source of the PMOS transistor M12.
The voltage VD produced across the resistor R13 is increased in accordance with the input voltage (voltage difference between IN1 and IN2), that is, the operational amplifier circuit A11 produces the voltage which satisfies the equation (2) and the PMOS transistor M11 produces the current supplied to the resistor R13. Accordingly, even when an excessive input voltage is applied between the input terminals IN1 and IN2, the voltage VD produced across the resistor R13 is increased in accordance with the input voltage and the output voltage OUT can be stabilized to satisfy the equation (2).
When the difference between the voltage VR and the reference voltage VREF becomes smaller in the absolute value, that is, when the potential difference between the inverting input (-) and the non-inverting input (+) of the operational amplifier circuit A11 is reduced, the output voltage of the operational amplifier circuit A11 is reduced to the negative side, so that the current flowing through the PMOS transistor M11 is reduced. Consequently, the PMOS transistor M11 is controlled to reduce the current flowing through the resistor R13 and the voltage VD and acts to satisfy the equation (2).
When the potential difference between the voltage VR and the reference voltage VREF is reversed, that is, when the potential at the non-inverting input (+) of the operational amplifier circuit A11 is higher than that at the inverting input (-) thereof, the operational amplifier circuit A11 produces the output voltage corresponding to the voltage at the output terminal OUT1. At this time, the potential at the gate terminal of the PMOS transistor A11 is substantially the same as the potential at the source terminal thereof, so that the PMOS transistor M11 is turned off to thereby cut off the current flowing through the resistor R13. In this manner, when the input voltage is smaller than the output voltage VOUT set by the reference voltage VREF, no current flows through the resistor R13 and accordingly the potentials at the gate and the drain terminals of the PMOS transistor M12 are the same, so that the PMOS transistor M12 acts as a diode to perform the rectification operation.
Accordingly, in the power supply circuit of the embodiment, when excessive electric power is supplied, it is controlled to prevent the excessive voltage from being applied to the inner circuit and when the input electric power is small, the voltage loss by the elements to be controlled can be suppressed to 0 volt. Thus, the circuit of the embodiment shown in
In the embodiment of
The PMOS transistor M14 of the embodiment performs switching operation so that when the voltage at the input terminal IN2 connected to the gate of the PMOS transistor M14 is lower than the voltage applied to the source thereof by the threshold voltage, the PMOS transistor M14 is turned on. Generally speaking, this operation means that there is a possibility that the PMOS transistor M14 is turned on during a half-wave period that the voltage at the input terminal IN1 has a positive polarity to the voltage at the input terminal IN2. On the contrary, the PMOS transistor M14 is turned off during the half-wave period that the voltage at the input terminal IN1 has a negative polarity to the voltage at the input terminal IN2. In the embodiment of
The PMOS transistor M15 performs switching operation so that the PMOS transistor M15 is turned on during a half-wave period that the voltage at the input terminal IN1 has a positive polarity to the voltage at the input terminal IN2 and on the contrary the PMOS transistor M15 is turned off during the half-wave period that the voltage at the input terminal IN1 has a negative polarity to the voltage at the input terminal IN2. This is basically the same as in the case where the diode D11 is used. However, as compared with the embodiment of
Such operation is useful for preventing the semiconductor integrated circuit device from being latched up undesirably. That is, the source terminal of the PMOS transistor connected to the input terminal IN1 is formed of a P-type area formed on an N-type semiconductor substrate, for example. A highest power supply voltage VDD on the positive polarity side obtained from the output terminal OUT1 is applied to the N-type semiconductor substrate and accordingly when the PMOS transistor M15 is connected to form the diode, the voltage loss corresponding to the threshold voltage thereof is applied as a forward voltage between the P-type area connected to the input terminal IN1 and the N-type semiconductor substrate connected to the output terminal OUT1, so that the margin for the latching-up operation is reduced. On the contrary, when the voltage loss such as the voltage between the source and drain terminals of the PMOS transistor M15 is reduced as in the embodiment, the margin for the latching-up operation can be increased correspondingly.
In the embodiment, the MOS transistor M21, the operational amplifier circuit A21, the reference voltage source VREF, and the voltage dividing resistors R21 and R22 in
In the embodiment, the power supply circuits shown in
In the contactless IC card of the embodiment, the power supply circuit shown in
The power supply circuit shown in
It is also theoretically possible to configure a shunt regulator including a constant voltage element connected across the condenser C01 in the series regulator as shown in FIG. 17. However, when electric power is supplied in the contactless manner, that is, in the form of electromagnetic wave from the reader/writer as in the embodiment, the voltage characteristic produced across the antenna is as shown by VLAB. Accordingly, an operation point of the shunt regulator is as shown by ACT1 and most of the current flows through the constant voltage element to thereby increase the power consumption unpractically. On the contrary, in the present invention and the series regulator as shown in
More particularly, the currents flowing through the resistors R24 and R23 are adjusted by the PMOS transistor M21 in response to the voltages VIN1 and VIN2 at the input terminals IN1 and IN2 during the negative half period so that the voltages VN26 and VN25 is produced. A voltage difference between the junction N26 and the terminal OUT2 is a voltage between the gate and source terminals of the PMOS transistor M24 and M22. In
The effects obtained by the embodiments are as follows:
(1) An AC voltage is applied to the first and second input terminals and the rectification transistor having the drain (or collector) connected to the second input terminal and the gate (or base) and the drain (or collector) connected to each other through the resistor supplies a rectified current between the first and second input terminals. The first voltage detection means produces the control voltage so that the rectified voltage obtained on the side of the source (or emitter) of the first rectification transistor is equal to the predetermined reference voltage. The first voltage controlled current source can produce the current in accordance with the control voltage and supply the current to the first resistor means to thereby obtain the stable smoothed voltage with high efficiency.
(2) In addition to the above, the first unidirectional element for flowing the current corresponding to the rectified current is connected between the first input terminal and the first output terminal for producing the rectified voltage and the first voltage controlled current source is connected between the first output terminal and the gate (or base) of the first rectification transistor. The source (or emitter) of the first rectification transistor is connected to the second output terminal for producing the rectified voltage. With such a circuit configuration, the rectification operation utilizing the voltage clamp operation of the first unidirectional element on the basis of one voltage on the positive or negative side of the input AC voltage can be attained stably.
(3) In addition to the above, the first rectification transistor is constituted by the first rectification MOSFET and the voltage detection means is constituted by the operational amplifier circuit supplied with the divided voltage of the rectified voltage and the reference voltage. The first voltage controlled current source is constituted by the first MOSFET having the gate supplied with the control voltage and the second MOSFET connected between one end of the source-drain of the first MOSFET and the gate of the first rectification MOSFET and for flowing the current in the direction corresponding to the rectification current. With such a circuit configuration, the power supply circuit suitable for the semiconductor integrated circuit device constituted by MOSFETs can be configured.
(4) In addition to the above, the gate and the drain terminals of the second MOSFET are connected to form a diode, so that such an element can be configured simply in the semiconductor integrated circuit.
(5) In addition to the above, the second MOSFET is formed of the same conductivity type as that of the first rectification MOSFET and the first MOSFET and the gate thereof is connected to the second input terminal, so that the voltage loss in the voltage controlled current source can be reduced more.
(6) In addition to the above, the third MOSFET having the gate and the drain terminals connected to form a diode is employed as the first unidirectional element, so that the element can be configured simply in the semiconductor integrated circuit.
(7) In addition to the above, the first unidirectional element is constituted by the third MOSFET, which is formed of the same conductivity type as that of the first rectification MOSFET and the first and second MOSFETs, and the gate thereof is connected to the second input terminal, so that the voltage loss can be reduced and the margin for the latching-up operation can be increased.
(8) In addition to the above, the second unidirectional element for supplying the current corresponding to the rectified current between the second input terminal and the first output terminal for producing the rectified voltage, the second rectification transistor having the drain terminal (or collector) connected to the second input terminal and the gate (or base) and the drain terminals (or collector) connected to each other through the second resistor means and for supplying the rectified current between the first input terminal and the second input terminal, the second voltage controlled current source for producing the current in accordance with the control voltage to supply the current to the second resistor means, and the second voltage detection means for producing the control voltage so that the rectified voltage obtained on the side of the source (or emitter) terminal of the second rectification transistor is equal to the predetermined reference voltage are further provided, so that the full-wave rectification can be made to thereby attain higher efficiency and stabilization of the output.
(9) In addition to the above, the first and second rectification transistors are constituted by the first and second rectification MOSFETs and the voltage detection means is constituted by the operational amplifier circuit supplied with the divided voltage of the rectified voltage and the reference voltage. The first and second voltage controlled current sources are constituted by the first and fourth MOSFETs having the gates supplied with the control voltage and the second and fifth MOSFETs connected between one end of the source-drain of each of the first and the fourth MOSFETs and the gate of each of the first and the second rectification MOSFETs and formed into a diode for flowing the current in the direction corresponding to the rectification current. With such a circuit configuration, the power supply circuit suitable for the semiconductor integrated circuit device constituted by the MOSFETs can be configured.
(10) In addition to the above, the first and second unidirectional elements are constituted by the third and the sixth MOSFETs, respectively, and the third and the sixth MOSFETs are formed of the same conductivity type as that of the MOSFETs. The gate of the third MOSFET is connected to the second input terminal and the gate of the sixth MOSFET is connected to the first input terminal. With such a circuit configuration, the voltage loss can be reduced and the margin for the latching-up operation can be increased.
(11) In addition to the above, the antenna for producing the AC voltage is externally connected to the first and second input terminals, so that the semiconductor integrated circuit device suitable for the contactless electronic device can be obtained.
(12) In the contactless electronic device including the power supply circuit for producing the internal voltage from electric power received by the antenna for receiving signals and electric power, the inner circuit which is operated by the internal voltage, and the communication circuit operated by the internal voltage and for performing reception and transmission of signals through the antenna, the AC voltage produced by the antenna is applied between the first and the second input terminals of the power supply circuit and the rectification transistor having the drain (or collector) terminal connected to the second input terminal and the gate (or base) and the drain (or collector) terminals connected to each other through the resistor means supplies the rectified current between the first and second input terminals. The first voltage detection means produces the control voltage so that the rectified voltage obtained on the side of the source (or emitter) terminal of the first rectification transistor is equal to the predetermined reference voltage and the first voltage controlled current source produces the current in accordance with the control voltage to supply the current to the first resistor means, so that the smoothed voltage can be obtained stably with higher efficiency and the communication distance can be lengthened.
(13) In addition to the above, the first rectification transistor is constituted by the first rectification MOSFET and the first unidirectional element for flowing the current corresponding to the rectified current is connected between the first input terminal and the first output terminal for producing the rectified voltage. The voltage detection means is constituted by the operational amplifier circuit supplied with the divided voltage of the rectified voltage and the reference voltage and the first voltage controlled current source is constituted by the first MOSFET having the gate terminal supplied with the control voltage and the second MOSFET connected between one end of the source-drain of the first MOSFET and the gate terminal of the first rectification MOSFET and for flowing the current in the direction corresponding to the rectified current. With such a circuit configuration, the power supply circuit suitable for the inner circuit constituted by the MOSFETs can be configured.
(14) In addition to the above, the second unidirectional element for supplying the current corresponding to the rectified current between the second input terminal and the first output terminal for producing the rectified voltage, the second rectification transistor having the drain (or collector) terminal connected to the second input terminal and the gate (or base) and the drain (or collector) terminals connected to each other through the second resistor means and for supplying the rectified current between the first input terminal and the second input terminal, the second voltage controlled current source for producing the current in accordance with the control voltage to supply the current to the second resistor means, and the second voltage detection means for producing the control voltage so that the rectified voltage obtained on the side of the source terminal (or emitter) of the second rectification transistor is equal to the predetermined reference voltage are further provided, so that the full-wave rectification can be made to thereby attain higher efficiency and stabilization of the output and operation of the contactless electronic device can be stabilized.
(15) In addition to the above, the contactless electronic device is constituted by the antenna, the power supply circuit, the inner circuit and the communication circuit mounted on a thin plastic card, so that the IC card having simple and convenient handling can be obtained.
As described above, the present invention made by the present inventors has been described definitely, although it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and various changes and modifications may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed. For example, the operational amplifier circuit can take various modifications concretely. The power supply circuit, the inner circuit and the communication circuit of the contactless IC card of
The effects attained by the representative of the inventions disclosed in this application are described briefly as follows: the AC voltage is applied between the first and second input terminals and the rectification transistor having the drain (or collector) terminal connected to the second input terminal and the gate (or base) and the drain (or collector) terminal connected to each other through the resistor means supplies the rectified current between the first and second input terminals. The first voltage detection means produces the control voltage so that the rectification voltage obtained on the side of the source (or emitter) terminal of the first rectification transistor is equal to the predetermined reference voltage and the first voltage controlled current source produces the current in accordance with the control voltage to supply the current to the first resistor means, so that the smoothed voltage can be produced stably with higher efficiency.
In the contactless electronic device including the power supply circuit for producing the internal voltage from electric power received by the antenna for receiving signals and electric power, the inner circuit which is operated by the internal voltage, and the communication circuit operated by the internal voltage and for performing reception and transmission of signals through the antenna, the AC voltage produced by the antenna is applied between the first and the second input terminals of the power supply circuit and the rectification transistor having the drain (or collector) terminal connected to the second input terminal and the gate (or base) and the drain (or collector) terminals connected to each other through the resistor means supplies the rectified current between the first and second input terminals. The first voltage detection means produces the control voltage so that the rectified voltage obtained on the side of the source (or emitter) terminal of the first rectification transistor is equal to the predetermined reference voltage and the first voltage controlled current source produces the current in accordance with the control voltage to supply the current to the first resistor means, so that the smoothed voltage can be obtained stably with higher efficiency and the communication distance can be lengthened.
Yoshino, Ryouzou, Watanabe, Kazuki, Yamamoto, Norihisa, Kinota, Hajime, Kamei, Keiji
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